Earth Week 2026 will be marked at Kendrick School from 8th to 12th June, which brings our school community together to celebrate sustainability, creativity, and positive action for the environment. Throughout the week, students will have the opportunity to take part in a range of activities, including Just Dance and an Eco Pledge, tote bag decoration, and bracelet making using donated beads and string.
Back in March, Year 13 Biologists visited The Oxford University Museum of Natural History to attend the annual British Society for Gene and Cell Therapy (BSGCT) public engagement day. The day included a series of talks designed to provide an interesting introduction and background to the rapidly developing world of gene and cell therapy. It offered opportunities to meet scientists, discuss ethics, and learn about cutting-edge research.
Deeksha has written an article on one of the talks presented by research scientist Dr Sonam Gurung:
We were delighted to welcome into Kendrick School some students from primary school Years 4 and 5 on our Widening Horizons Programme, who, supported by some of our older Kendrick students, took part in some exciting workshops.
If there is something which unites the whole of humanity, it must be our ability to tell stories. This is the one thing which allows us to put ourselves into the mind of another, to be able to understand and sympathise with experiences such that we can never personally experience. Therefore, when the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at King’s College London invited A-Level German students around the country to imagine ourselves as citizens of early 20th century Germany, and write an account of our experience perceiving a certain technological advancement for the first time, I was very keen to take part.
We are writing from Kendrick School to wish you a heartfelt and joyful 100th birthday. Our students and staff join millions around the world in celebrating your extraordinary life and the profound impact you have had on our understanding of the natural world.
We are delighted to share the fantastic news that one of our students – Ellie in Year 13 – has been selected to represent the UK at the prestigious International Biology Olympiad (IBO) this July in Lithuania.
The IBO is one of the world’s most challenging and respected science competitions for secondary school students, bringing together the very best young biologists from across the globe. Selection for Team UK is an extraordinary accomplishment and reflects not only academic excellence, but also resilience, curiosity, and a genuine passion for the life sciences.
During the week of 16th March, we were thrilled to run Fairtrade Week, to raise money for the Fairtrade charity and awareness of what we do in the school on a regular basis. Our role as the Fairtrade Team is to run a stall on Tuesdays during the second break in the servery, where we promote and encourage students to purchase fairtrade products for their personal shopping.
Fairtrade is a charitable organisation and sustainability label, working to make trade fairer for the people who grow our food, by guaranteeing farmers a fair minimum price and protecting them if the markets drop. This initiative was established at Kendrick many years ago, and we were honoured to take the lead and continue this tradition.
We were delighted to welcome into Kendrick school some students from Primary School Years 3, 4 and 5 from our Widening Horizons Programme, who, supported by some of our older Kendrick students, took part in some exciting workshops.
On 13th and 17th March, we had the opportunity to watch French and German plays in school, performed by a theatre company called Onatti. This was available to all Year 9 and Year 10 students studying either language. The Year 10s, studying both French and German, were fortunate to see both.
On Monday, 2nd March, we visited the University of Reading to learn more about what studying modern foreign languages at university is like. The day was designed to give us an insight into university life and the many opportunities available when studying languages.
Olivia entered Reading Symphony Orchestra's Young Musician of the Year 2026 Competition. She competed against seven other fantastic musicians, who all performed amazingly well.
International Women’s Day on March 8th is a global day recognising the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women while calling for accelerated action to advance gender equality. The Kendrick Student Leadership Team organised many activities where we reflected on the contributions to society that women from a range of backgrounds, including those who started their journey as Kendrick students, have made. This year, the IWD 2026 Give to Gain campaign encourages a mindset of generosity and collaboration.